Daily Show comedian Hasan Minhaj took aim at a lot of targets at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, including and especially the conspicuously absent President Trump, but it was Minhaj’s jab at the also-absent Energy Secretary Rick Perry that has landed the Daily Show comedian in some hot water.
“Hey, has anyone see Rick Perry since he became energy secretary?” Minhaj quipped. “I have a feeling he’s sitting in a room full of plutonium waiting to become Spider-Man. That’s just my hunch.”
Well, not exactly…
Trump provides embarrassing handout to reporters … because verbal smackdowns need visuals
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/858716942173077504
As Twitchy put it so adeptly, “Perry’s father had just died so he obviously had more important things on his mind than the nerd prom.”
https://twitter.com/JaniceTXBlessed/status/858738047143333888
Good question!
https://twitter.com/TerriAd68836249/status/858738886947749888
While Minhaj was making tasteless jokes at his expense, Perry was posting great memories with his father on Twitter:
Joseph Ray Perry flew 35 combat missions over Europe in WWII, then returned home to ranch and raise a family. pic.twitter.com/KcnXkuml2d
— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 28, 2017
He became a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, County Commissioner and school board member. pic.twitter.com/iyI9vIrVut
— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 28, 2017
95th Bomb Group
RAF Horham, UK
Dad is in the bottom right pic.twitter.com/eccyj4ECwV— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 29, 2017
Dad was the last remaining crew member. He is third from left beside the pilot. His position was tail gunner on the B-17. pic.twitter.com/AXSMOacU5R
— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/SecretaryPerry/status/858454075746267141
Oh, and it looks like the joke failed on two levels, since Minhaj didn’t even get it right about Spider Man:
Reasons this joke sucks: 1) Perry is actually mourning his dad's death, and 2) Spider-Man got his powers from a spider bite, not plutonium. https://t.co/9e61AUSUhR
— Michael Haugen (@HaugenTX) April 30, 2017
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